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Adult basic education in the age of new literacies

"The volume addresses the ways that the field of adult basic education has already been impacted by changes in technology and what needs to happen for learners and teachers to take full advantage of newly developing resources. The analysis is organized around three main themes: Learning, Teaching, and Organizing. Each section reviews relevant research and sample instructional resources, drawing on work done from around the world. A key concern is moving beyond the hype to look for the specifics of practice - what exactly is new about contemporary adult basic education? Rather than a celebration of technology for technology's sake, the analysis asks a series of questions. What do we want learning to look like? What do teachers expect of themselves as professionals and learners? Finally, how is technology being used to shape the field, and how can we use it to work for changes we believe in? This book is essential reading for pre-service and in-service teachers, as well as instructors in a variety of fields relating to technology and learning."--Publisher's website.Read more...

Part One: Learning --
1. Adult basic education and the affordances of digital technologies --
Structures for learning --
Modalities of learning --
The impact on learning --
2. Learning to be literate in a digital age --
New ways to learn --
New things to learn --
Old questions to ask --
Part Two: Teaching --
3. Teaching ABE in the age of new literacies --
Perspectives on literacy pedagogy --
Supporting active learning --
Some thoughts on lesson planning --
4. Learning to teach new literacies --
Teacher expectations around their own development --
Formal structures for professional development --
Developing nonformal structures --
Participation patterns in professional development --
Part Three: Organizing --
5. Shaping the field --
The nature of education --
The nature of identity --
The nature of participation --
6. Shaping the world --
The political economy of new literacies --
New literacies and development --
Possibilities for change.